Y-Point Summer 1998 Issue

Summer 1998

Volume II Number 2

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Editor-in-Chief
Ram Kelkar
B. Tech. (EE) 80 / H2

Editors / Contributors

Hemendra Godbole
(B. Tech. 86)

Ajay Dhawale
(B. Tech. 87)

Vijay Anand
(B. Tech. 75)

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In this issue ...

Letter from the Director
Prof. S.P. Sukhatme writes about the 36th Convocation

Editorial
From the desk of Ram Kelkar (B. Tech. 80) ... The IITian Diaspora

Interview
Bharat Desai (B Tech EE 75), founder of Syntel, interviewed by Vijay Anand (B Tech EE 75).

Class Notes
Who, what, where ... updates about the whereabouts and new achievements of your classmates

A Dummy's Guide to Marrying an IITian
Hemendra Godbole (B. Tech. 86) ... A peek into Dr. Balaji's book of the same title

The Day of the Leopard
Ms. Suranga Date writes about the leopard sighting in the wilds of Powai

TechFest 1998
The TechFest Group writes about the success of TechFest 1998, and plans for TechFest 1999

IIT Bombay ties with IIT Kanpur as top Engineering School - "Top 10 Colleges in India"
An article by Vijay Jung Thapa ranking the Top 10 colleges in India - from the June 6th issue of India Today (© Living Media India Ltd.)

Letter from the Dean (Resource Development)
Prof. S.L. Narayana Murthy writes his plans for IIT Bombay

Newsletter from IIT Bombay
Aruna Thosar-Dixit and Suranga Date write about the 36th Convocation in the August 1998 newsletter ... and about Gabbar Singh's retirement in the June 1998 Newsletter.

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